Sewer repair can require extensive digging, which often requires a sizeable investment of time and money, and can completely mess up your landscaping. But at Ace Plumbing of Sacramento, we take a different approach to sewer repair: If we don’t have to dig, we won’t.

With trenchless sewer repair, we can use one of two different methods to repair a pipe without digging. The first method is pipe lining, where we pull a liner through the faulty pipe and inflate it to create a pipe inside a pipe. If pipe lining cannot be performed, we will look into pipe bursting, where we pull a new pipe through the damaged one, which fractures the existing pipe outward. Both methods result in extremely durable pipes, but do not require the time, money, or landscaping disruption of traditional sewer repairs

To learn more about the sewer repair services that we offer, give us a call at (916) 455-4548. At Ace Plumbing, we have more than 40 years of experience serving the Sacramento area. Visit our website for more information about the plumbing services we offer, including trenchless sewer repairs.

You use it every day, but do you know how your toilet actually works? If you are like most people, you don’t even think about your toilet until it breaks. Learn more about the basics of how a toilet works and which Sacramento plumbers to call if you need toilet repair services.

Bowl Siphon

Did you know that your toilet would work perfectly well even if you disconnected the tank, leaving only the toilet bowl? The important mechanism here is the bowl siphon, which is a mechanism that sucks the water out of the toilet bowl when enough water is poured into the bowl at once. You don’t actually need the flushing mechanism ; all you need is a bucket of water that fills the bowl quickly enough to completely fill the bowl siphon and create suction.

Flushing

When you turn the flush handle it raises a chain attached to the flush valve, which covers a hole at the bottom of the toilet tank. As soon as the chain pulls up the flush valve, the water drains quickly out of the tank and into the bowl, which fills the bowl siphon and creates enough suction to flush the toilet.

Refill

Once the water in the toilet bowl and tank drains out, the toilet automatically starts filling up again. This is possible thanks to the refill mechanism, which consists of a filler float and filler valve. The float is a device that floats at the surface of the water in the toilet tank. When the tank is full, the float touches the filler valve; as soon as the tank’s water level drops, the filler float sinks. The filler valve is designed to start filling the tank with water as soon as the float starts to sink. The water eventually brings the filler float back up to the filler valve, which shuts off the supply of water to the bowl.

At Ace Plumbing, we have worked on toilets for over 40 years. We offer emergency plumbing services in Sacramento , in addition to heating and air conditioning services. Check out our website or call us at (916) 455-4548 for more information about our plumbing and HVAC services.

Virtually every homeowner will need to hire a plumber at some point in his or her lifetime. It helps to know exactly what to look for in a plumber so that you can start to build a close working relationship with the company, as this will help you keep tabs on your plumbing and what repairs and maintenance services need to be performed. Make sure that the plumber you are considering is licensed and insured. Ask the plumber to see his license and double check with licensing board if there are any questions. Watch the video clip to learn more about the steps of hiring a plumber.

Ace Plumbing has been the reliable name in Sacramento plumbing for 40 years. Call us at (916) 455-4548 if you have any questions about our plumbing services, and visit our website to learn about our credentials and warranties.